German-Polish discussion with Professor Dr. Dirk Oschmann (University of Leipzig) and Dr. Justyna Schulz (Instytut Zachodni)

The fall of the "Iron Curtain" was associated with the hope that democracy would triumph. This hope was largely dashed. In the countries of former real socialism, authoritarian governments are increasingly asserting themselves, sometimes even displaying totalitarian traits. In Poland, too, a national-populist government was in power for years, and in Germany, especially in the east, the AfD is achieving record results. As a result, the East has a bad image today. How much of this is construction? And what are the real causes of this political development, which can now also be observed in the West? These questions are the focus of the German-Polish discussion with Justyna Schulz and Dirk Oschmann.

Welcome: Professor Dr. Thomas Klinger
Moderation: Professor Dr. Andreas Ohme